10th West Scare House brings fear, fright and fun nights to Logan
Don’t turn around.
It’s dark, and the strobe lights only work to create shadows. You come around another corner and flinch at the sound of bangs and shrieks and the roar of a chainsaw in the distance. Take a quick glance around through the fog to the left and to the right.
But don’t turn around.
In the search for Halloween haunts this season, look no further than the 10th West Scare House in Logan for a full share of frights. The attraction first started up in 2013 and continues to bring scores of people to the west side of town for scary good times.
After waiting in ticket lines that would make a trip into the underworld seem quick, guests can choose to go through a haunted house inside the warehouse or an outside trip through the two acres of fun house freaks. Or if guests can stomach the scares, they can go through both for a discounted price.
For either the inside or the outside haunts, the price is $7. For both, the price is $13. Students receive a $2 discount with their student IDs. Nighttime temperatures are cold, so double layers is a good idea.
Expect to see excellent haunters who auditioned and practiced to catch guests off-guard at precisely the unexpected moment without being allowed to touch anyone. Demented clowns are the main choice of characters, mixed in with zombies, gorillas and dollhouse girls who all guide guests through the labyrinth.
After surviving the attraction, keep an eye on the guest pictures posted on the official 10th West Scare House Facebook page, captured in a precise moment of fright.
This scare house focuses on what they call “tasteful scaring,” according to their official webpage. There is no excessive blood or gore, which makes the scare house more haunting and less gruesome. For hardcore nightmare seekers, this attraction might not be a heart-stopper.
When guests are not too busy cowering from creeping clowns, they might notice the first-rate props that are displayed throughout the entire production. The scare house uses well-placed stage props to startle the unsuspecting.
Some say the scariest part of the scare house was the doomed doll room; others say it was the haunted bus.
But sometimes the scariest parts are the moments right before rounding the last corner. Or in the middle of sneaking through an empty field in the dark. The moments of lull, when maybe there isn’t something waiting.
Or maybe there is.
—ashley.ruth.stilson@aggiemail.usu.edu